Today's question is about professions. There are a few different ways to ask about this in Chinese, as well as in English, depending on the information you are looking for. Here is the most general way to ask, "What do you do?"

Q: 你是做什么的？
Nǐ shì zuò shénme de? What do you do?

A: 我是老师。 Wǒ shì lǎoshī. I am ateacher.

When you answer, just add your profession at the end of the sentence. Here are some professions.

Of course there are a lot of other jobs out there to talk about. If you've got a question about how to say a profession in Chinese include it in your reply. Below are two other common ways to ask about professions with their answers:

Q: 你做什么工作? Nǐ zuò shénme gōngzuò? What's your job?

A: 我是老师。 (same as above)

Q: 你在哪儿工作？ Nǐ zài nǎ'er gōngzuò? Where do you work?

A: 我在学校工作。 Wǒ zài xuéxiào gōngzuò. I work at a school

Ok, give it a whirl. Let us know what you do in the reply below. If you are beyond the basic level, feel free to add a more descriptive reply about what you do or add some new information. We look forward to hearing what you do!

André, I don't know how to include mp3's on the blog here, but you can copy and paste any Chinese characters into Google Translate and listen to them. The sound quality isn't perfect, but it will give you a good idea of how to pronounce the characters and sentences you need to hear.